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1、AmbtionNowhereisthewordambitionsovividlyandaccuratelydefinedthaninJosephEpstein’scommentthat“intheend,formingourowndestinyiswhatambitionisabout.”Acosmeticdefinitionasitseems,however,Epstein’swordscan,onthewhole,beinterpretedandsummarizedintoonesentence

2、:tobeambitiousistostriveforourownpersonalgoalssetuponourownvaluesregardlessofthepossibleoutcomeandcontroversy.Inotherwords,thetwoindispensablepartsofambitioninclude:firstly,makingyourownuniquetargets;secondly,persistinginachievingtheseaimswithoutbeingd

3、istractedbyothers’ridiculeandscorn.Tobeginwith,visualizingyourpersonalgoalsinsteadofdriftingamongthemassis,undoubtedly,theveryprerequisiteofthefulfillmentofyouraims.Thereasonforthisissimple.Weourselvesarethebestjudgesofourcapabilitiesandpotentials.Andt

4、hesamevoiceisechoedinthat“wedecidewhatisimportantandwhatistrivialinlife.”MadameCurriecouldneverhaveachievedsomanyhonorsandbreakthroughsinscienceandthediscoveryofradiumifshetookthesamepathasmajorityofthewomeninhertime.Itwasherdecisiontodevotehertimeande

5、nergytosciencenothouseholdchoresthatmadeherstandoursoprominently.Ontheotherhand,shemighthavebeenjustasplainandmundaneasotherwomenifshedidnotmatchherselfwithherpersonalaspirationsandgoals.Therefore,havingyourowngoalsisessentialtotherealizationofambition

6、.Thenthereistheissueofhowoneshouldpursuethesegoals.AgainEpsteingaveaperfectexplanationthat“butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversemaybetoourchoicesanddecisions,thesedecisionsandchoicesareourstomake.”Anexcellentstatement.Therearetimeswhenwegiveupourbeliefs

7、andaimssimplybecauseofadifferentperspectiveofsomeoneelseandtherearedefinitelydayswhenwefeelfrustratedandbeateninfaceofscathingscornfromtheworld.YetEpsteinshowsusahigherpathonwhichweareencouragedtosticktoourwaysandendureinspiteofallpossiblecriticismandi

8、ndifference.Andhistoryhasprovedsomanytimesthatpersistenceregardlessofhardshipandridiculewinsusvictory.Thusitissafetosaythatpersistenceandafirmbeliefofselfisanintegralpartofambition.Ofcourse,JosephEpstein’squotationisdefinitelyricherinco